Lets not forget, people in his assessment probably did better than him in both interview and sim assessment, were subsequently offered the job and had to turn it down due to their bank accounts not being up to the required standard.
The position is then offered time and time again down the line until they find someone(who also passed assessments but weren't the best) to pay.
In a continent with millions of youth unemployment, people dropping out of education and training due to costs right, left and centre, and those lucky to have work maybe getting 8-16 hours a week stacking shelves to cover rent, we don't need 19 year olds paying for jobs.
People justify it by saying "its training!" yet when you ask them if they will pay 50000 for subsequent type ratings on their next type in the ME or wherever, they seem appalled by the idea.